Elmer Lynn Hauldren, better known as the inspiration for the carpet-selling Empire Man character, has died at age 89, an Empire Today spokesman announced Wednesday. Empire Today spokeswoman Marlo ...

The shows we watch on television can range from quality entertainment to guilty pleasure. Commercials can go the same way - some are well-produced, informative showcases for their products, and some ...

The advertising copywriter who became the inspiration for the Empire Carpet Man commercials died Tuesday, according to an Empire spokesperson. Lynn Hauldren, 89, became a pop culture figure after ...

NORTHLAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sitton Contract Flooring, a premier multi-family flooring provider currently in the California market (“Sitton”), announced today that its assets have been acquired ...

Some North Texans complain they paid a business named Empire for carpet, but got little more than excuses in return. "We still are just waiting on new carpet," said Josey Dunagan pointing to the ...

NORTHLAKE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Empire Today, the country’s largest shop-at-home provider of installed carpet, flooring, and window treatments, was awarded with the 2019 Torch Award for Marketplace ...

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy As we try to figure out why dogs howl at the Law and Order theme, Dennis Petrone of New Hope, PA, sends this clip of his dog, ...

His name may not have been readily recognized, but Elmer Lynn Hauldren's face became known to millions as that of the Empire Man, mascot of the carpet and flooring company Empire Today in nationally ...

Two Chicago area-carpet companies with really catchy commercial jingles may be coming under one ownership umbrella will continue to operate and advertise separately. Empire Carpet -- with the 588-2300 ...

Charlesbank Capital Partners is making a majority investment in Northlake, Illinois-based Empire, a provider of installed home improvements. No financial terms were disclosed. The transaction is ...

The carpet producer Empire Today, based in Northlake, Ill., has signed on to participate with the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) by initiating a recycling program. Through a partnership with ...

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